Dear BD and UU,

In this short break between the Mixed and Open Tours, I thought now was a good time to reflect on what was a very busy University season. 64 university clubs competed at 21 tournaments for 6 titles over a 6 month period.

The Champions in their respective divisions are;

University Open Indoor Champions: Edinburough University's Ro Sham Bo
University Womens Indoor Champions: Edinburough University's Ro Sham Bo
University Mixed Indoor Champions: Warwick University's Bears
University Open Outdoor Chamions: Warwick University's Bears
University Womens Outdoor Champions: Sussex University's Mohawks
University Mixed Outdoor Champions: Warwick University's Bears

Cangratulations to all these teams for their successes this season.

But what of those who didn't win anything this year, where did they come? How strong is your University on a national level? Whats happened to the team you were a big part of while you were at university?

I think it would be interesting to introduce a points system, much like tour, for the university season. I've done this using a slightly modified version of the tour points system so coming in the top 8 at a tournament is always worth the same but following points are weighted depending on the size of the tournament. Coming 11th at a 24 team tournament is worth more than a 12 team tournament. This rewards teams finishing lower down in larger regions. Regionals are also worth half the points of a national competition.

The main reason behind this unofficial league is to highlight the difference between University and most Tour Clubs. We train as large mixed squads all year long so success in any division is representative of the club as a whole not just the players in the team. I think the performance of your club over the whole season should be rewarded. This doesn't take away from the Champions in each division, it just highlights those teams that compete well but just never reach that top spot.

However, it does have its flaws. Due to the tournament distribution, some teams couldn't make certain tournaments due to exams or other commitments so the results aren't categorical. I would like to think if such a points system were to be introduced in the future, the tournament calendar could easily be changed to accommodate all exams, every region would hold a regionals for all divisions and teams would also be encouraged to compete in all divisions.

So, without further ado, below are the league results for the 08/09 Season;

Place Team
1 Bears
2 Strange Blue
3 Mohawks
4 Ro Sham Bo
5 Flatball
6 Halcyon
7 Too Many Pies
8 Positive Mojo
9 Sublime
10 Random Fling
11 No Frills
12 Skunks
13 Haze
14 Uriel
15 DUF
16 Shooting Stars
17 Mythago
18 Phat'eds
19 Leeds Jedi
20 Chichester
21 Boogie Knights
22 Far Flung
23 UBU
24 Brunel
25 Thrown
26 Under Cover Lovers
27 Scorpions
28 DiscDoctors
29 Equilibrium
30 BLT
31 Picnic
32 BUF
33 OW!
34 Blaze
35 Aye-Aye
36 Dark Horses
37 ARU
39 The Fish
40 Jesters
41 Hallam
42 Demons Ultimate
43 York Ultimate
44 Disco
45 Fly TnT
46 Skulltimate
47 Hulltimate
48 HU?/Hammers
49 Disc Devils
50 Kent Touch This
51 Mental Discs
52 Dragons
53 Bangor
54 Lincoln
55 Ugly Ducklings
56 Apocalyptic Cows
57 JMU
58 Disciples
59 Trinity
60 Hammer Heads
61 RUF
62 Airwolf
63 Chester
64 Chucks

Any comments or questions would be very welcome.

Cheers,

Matt

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